ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,358, issued on Nov. 25.
"Gate having four pins and stairway post adapter" was invented by Mark A. Flannery (Longboat Key, Fla.) and Lyle H. Rogalla (Hugo, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gate apparatus that includes a gate, an elongate member or gate base for the ends of the gate, and a stairway post adapter such that a wooden stairway post can serve as a base for a gate without harming the wood of the stairway post. The stairway post adapter includes a vertical or longitudinally running channel for receiving the gate base, a horizontally or laterally extending channel for receiving a strap, and a recess or receptor or face fo...